English Explanatory Dictionary

Berlin Wall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.
noun
  1. Any barrier designed to keep people from crossing a border, e.g. the one proposed to keep people from crossing from Mexico into the United States.
  2. The Berlin Defence

Pronunciation

/bɜːˈlɪn wɔːl/ /ˈbɜː-/ /bɝˈlɪn wɔl/ /ˈbɝ-/ Berlin Wall US.ogg

Word forms

Berlin Wall the Berlin Wall Berlin Walls

Related words

fall of the wall
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